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Ain't Right

by Essie Riddle

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Ain't Right is a rockabilly murder ballad about a woman scorned by her former love.

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Every tear that stained my face
Every memory I can’t erase
Everytime I tried to run
Only to be the one left undone

Well that ain’t right
Just plain wrong
Couldn’t put up no fight
Your love was too strong
When a woman like me
Has agreed to love you so
Worst thing you could do would be
Lettin me go

Even though nowadays we don’t talk
You inhabit all my thoughts
So you go and live out your happy ending
And I’ll just stay here I’ll just keep on pretending

That it’s alright
Nothing’s wrong
No need to fight
It’s all said and done
You found another me
Who agreed to love you so
And did me dirty
By letting me go

You ruined me body and soul
You gave me a part but I gave you a whole
So when they come to ask about our love
Tell them I spelled it out with your own blood

I’ll tell them how you barely screamed when you met my blade serene
How you only squirmed right at the very end
I’ll leave out that you started to cry and begged for me to spare your life
As you stood there in all of your glory
Oh and when that sheriff comes to take me
I’ll load up that handgun daddy gave me
Maybe then I’ll find some kind of piece

And when they ask me
How could you do this to your love so true?
I’m gonna tell em
I pulled the trigger and only thought of you.

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released March 8, 2019
Sarah Ellen Riddle

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Essie Riddle Pennington, New Jersey

Essie Riddle is a WV native who moved to NJ to pursue her graduate studies in opera at Westminster Choir College. While there she began singing and song-writing with a local band soon forming Essie & the Big Chill. Essie now writes and performs her own music all across the NYC, NJ, and Philly areas. She is also a member of the Philly based band Looseleaf. ... more

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